Cameras and events at a glance
See your online cameras in one overview and move straight into recent motion and AI detection activity.
For Synology Surveillance Station
Your camera wall on your TV.
See the garden, the driveway and the front door from the sofa, straight from your NAS. Every motion and person event is marked on the timeline, so one click takes you to the moment it happened. On Apple TV and Android TV.
Camera 1 and its recent events are free, for as long as you like. No NasCam account, no ads, no NasCam cloud.
I’m really enjoying NasCam. It’s exactly the kind of simple, clean camera-viewing experience I was hoping to find for a dedicated Android TV display.
Why NasCam
Your cameras are already recording. Now they're easy to watch.
You set up the NAS, the cameras and Surveillance Station. The footage is there. Until now the only way to look at it was a phone screen or a browser tab.
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See the whole property at once
Every camera on one screen, on the TV you already sit in front of. No opening four feeds one by one on your phone.
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Something happened? Go straight to it.
Pick a motion or person event and NasCam plays the recording from that moment. It is the only TV app that plays back Surveillance Station event history.
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Keep the setup you already built
NasCam signs in to Surveillance Station with your DSM account. Your cameras, recording rules and detection settings stay exactly as they are.
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Watch it with everyone in the room
A delivery at the door, a car in the drive, the kids in the garden. On a 55-inch screen everyone sees it, and nobody passes a phone around.
The app
Live view, recordings and events on your TV.
These are real NasCam screens. Scrub the timeline, jump between motion and AI detections, or keep a wall of cameras running while you do something else.
NasCam Pro shown with full event history
Scrub the annotated timeline
Move through recorded footage and use motion and AI event markers to find moments captured by Surveillance Station.
Your top 10, arranged your way
Two large cameras in the middle, four small ones above and below. Press and hold a camera to move it. Cameras beyond ten wait under the grid while you rearrange, ready to swap in.
Focused full-screen viewing
Open another online camera in a distraction-free full-screen view.
Free vs Pro
Start free. Upgrade when you want the full view.
Connect your own NAS, watch camera 1 and open its recent events without paying. NasCam Pro removes the camera and history limits.
| Feature | Free | NasCam Pro |
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| Setup and Demo mode | Included | Included |
| Live cameras | Camera 1 | Every camera |
| Recorded events | 3 most recent per camera | Full event history |
| How you pay | Nothing | Monthly, or once for life |
The App Store and Google Play show the NasCam Pro price in your own currency, so this site does not list one.
Use what you own
Your NAS and your TV are all it takes.
The usual ways to get cameras onto a TV mean buying or wiring something. NasCam is an app on the TV box or set you already have.
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No extra display box
Surveillance Station's HDMI output only exists on Synology's NVR and VisualStation hardware. A DiskStation has none. VisualStation compared
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No long HDMI run
No cable from the server cupboard to the living room, and no HDMI-over-Ethernet extender kit. Cameras without HDMI
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No second camera system
No cloud camera subscription to sit beside the one you already run. Your recordings stay on the NAS that made them.
How it works
Connect, sign in, start viewing.
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Enter your NAS details
Use your Synology NAS address and port, or connect with a QuickConnect ID.
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Sign in with DSM
Use a DSM account with Surveillance Station access. NasCam loads the cameras available to that account.
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Browse on your TV
Open an online camera for live viewing, or browse recordings and detection events when your account permits it.
Privacy
Your footage is never sent to NasCam.
NasCam has no servers of its own to send it to. The app talks to your NAS, and to Apple or Google when you buy Pro. Nothing else.
- Direct to your NAS Your TV connects to the NAS over your network, or through the QuickConnect or VPN access you set up with Synology.
- No NasCam account You sign in with your own DSM account. VTO Software never receives your NAS password or your video.
- Data Not Collected The App Store privacy label for NasCam. On Google Play the data safety section says no data is collected and none is shared.
- No ads, no analytics in the app The app has no advertising and no tracking code. Read the privacy policy
How it compares
How NasCam compares to other camera apps
Other TV camera apps stream RTSP feeds you configure one by one. tinyCam Monitor PRO does sign in to Surveillance Station, but only for live pictures. Synology's DS cam has no TV version at all.
| App | On the TV | Surveillance Station login | Recorded event history | Alerts | Purchase model |
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| NasCam | Apple TV, Android TV | Yes, DSM account | Yes, annotated timeline | No | Free, optional Pro |
| Synology DS cam | No, phone only | Yes | Yes, on the phone | Yes, push | Free |
| tinyCam Monitor PRO | Android TV, Fire TV | Live source only | No, live only | In-app only | One-time purchase |
| IP Cam Viewer Pro | Android TV, Apple TV | No, URL per camera | Only its own recordings | In-app and email | One-time purchase |
| HA TV Dashboard | Android TV | Via Home Assistant | No, live only | Via Home Assistant | Free |
| Google Home & Nest | Google TV, Chromecast | No, Nest only | No | Yes, Nest only | Free, Nest Aware subscription for history |
Synology DS cam
tinyCam Monitor PRO
IP Cam Viewer Pro
HA TV Dashboard
Google Home & NestNasCam sends no alerts on either platform. On Apple TV no app can, because tvOS has no push capability. Keep DS cam on your phone for alerts, and use NasCam when you want to look properly. Read the full six-app comparison.
App icons are the property of their publishers and are shown here to identify each product. NasCam is an independent app and is not affiliated with Synology, Google, Home Assistant, Alexey Vasilyev or Robert Chou.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will it work with my Synology?
You need DSM 7 or later, Surveillance Station 9 or later, and at least one camera set up in Surveillance Station. The DSM account you sign in with needs Surveillance Station access. Full requirements
Does NasCam upload my camera footage?
No. NasCam has no cloud video service. Video goes from your NAS to your TV and nowhere else.
Do I have to pay before I know it works?
No. Install it free and connect your NAS. Camera 1 and its three most recent events work without paying, so you see your own cameras on your own TV before you decide on Pro.
Can I try it without setting up my NAS first?
Yes. Choose Try Demo on the first screen to explore the full interface with sample cameras and events.
Which TVs does it run on?
Any Apple TV HD or Apple TV 4K. On the Android side: Google TV Streamer, Chromecast with Google TV, NVIDIA Shield, Xiaomi TV Stick, and Android TV sets from Sony, Philips, TCL and Hisense.
Guides
Set it up, and get more out of it.
- How to watch Synology cameras on Apple TVA short video, then the full walkthrough from DSM permissions to your first live feed.
- Synology cameras on Android TV and Google TVThe tutorial video, then why DS cam will not even list on a TV, and what works instead.
- Surveillance Station event history on your TVHow recorded motion and AI events play back on the big screen.
- A DS cam alternative for Apple TVWhat DS cam does, what it can't, and where NasCam fits.
- Synology camera apps comparedDS cam, tinyCam, Home Assistant and NasCam, side by side.
- A DS cam alternative for Android TVDS cam, tinyCam and NasCam on Android TV, honestly compared.
- Cameras on your TV without an HDMI cableThe alternative to a cable run, an extender kit, or a VisualStation.
- A VisualStation alternative for Apple TVWhat a VisualStation costs and does, compared with NasCam.
- Requirements and setupSupported models, DSM permissions, ports, and remote access.
You built the setup. Now enjoy it from the sofa.
Install free and connect your first camera in a few minutes. Unlock every camera and the full event history with NasCam Pro whenever you want. Requires a Synology NAS running Surveillance Station.
Reading this on a laptop or phone? The Google Play button still works. Google Play lists your TV under Install on device, and the app is on the TV before you walk over to it.